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Undoing the Demos: Neoliberalism’s Stealth Revolution Wendy Brown Pree 9 nai Dom Neaarointsemahing of Stat an Subject 17 Foca Biot Bipot ects: hating Neoibent Plea! Ratna 7 Homo Pots md Homo Oecanomeus 70 Lam an egal Reason 2st tueting Human Capital 75 pg: Losrg Bae Demacy she lve Feedm int Sacies 201 nde 201 Undoing Democracy: "Neoliberalism's Remaking of State and Subject This book i theoretical consideration of the was that neler km, pocllst form of eson tha configures ll arpect of exitence in economic terms, i ity undeng basic clement of democracy. These elements acide voeabslares, principles of uric, pial cl tures, hie of etizenshippractie fal, and above al demacratie Simaginaries, My argument i ot merely that markets and money ae cecruptng or degrading democracy, that polialinstutogs ad that democracy i being replaced by plutocacy—rul by and forthe ich. Rater, neler reason, ubiqultou today in statecraft andthe ‘workplace, in jurieprudenc, education, culture, and a st rage of by finance ad corporate capt of quotidian acy converting the distin pola character, mea ing and operation of democracy constituent elements nto emomic ‘ones, Liberal demacatic institons, practices, and habit miy not survive thie conversion. Radial democritc dreams may no ee Thos, thi book charts bath a iturbing contemporary condi and the potential bartenness fo fur democratic poets contained i this rouble present. The insiione and principles aimed at ccu ing democracy he cltsre equred to nour tthe energies edad toanimateit nd the citizens practicing cating fro desrng ital sf these se challenged by nesiberals's"economizaton” of plies] fe snd of other heretofore noneconomic spheres nd aces,

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